University of Virginia Library

THE CAVALIER DAILY
Sports

Away Meet Tonight

Mermen Tackle W&L

By Hugh Antrim
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Abandoning their puddle pool
in the basement of Memorial
gymnasium, the Mermen travel to
Lexington this afternoon where
they will engage the Washington
and Lee swimmers at 7:30. Coach
Ralph Law's squad has gone
unbeaten thus far, boasting a 4-0
record.

W&L should provide a stern test

for the Cavaliers. A win tonight in
Lexington would place the Mermen
one step closer to a mythical state
championship, but one that would
nevertheless be satisfying.

The swimming team will be
without the services of second-year
man Pete Swart, who was killed in
an automobile accident near
Charlottesville over the Christmas
holidays. Swart had performed well
for the Mermen all season,
specializing in the breast stroke and
individual medley.

Washington and Lee stands 2-1,
their only loss coming at the hands
of American University. Coach Law
has spoken with much respect
about the talents of the W&L team.
Billy Ball, who splashes around
doing the backstroke, may well be
the best swimmer in the state. His
sister went to Mexico with the
Olympic team, and Ball will uphold
the family tradition in the Medley
Relay and the 200 yard Backstroke.

Harry Lawyer will offer stiff
competition for Cavalier Alex Shaw
in the distance events. Shaw has not
been challenged thus far, but
Lawyer has churned through the 40
laps some eleven seconds faster
than Shaw's previous performances.

Another talented performer for
the W&L Generals is Jim
Brumback. Brumback has had
considerable success in the
freestyle events this winter. His
time of 50 seconds flat in the 100
yard sprint stands as best in the
Commonwealth.

W&L has one more thing going
for them - an undersized pool.
Although not conceivably as murky
as the Memorial Gym bathtub, this
pool is apparently a trifle small.
Only 23½ yards in length instead of
the standard 25, the Generals swim
shorter distances for better times.

The crucial events of this meet
will probably be the relay and the
distance events. There is quite a
battle shaping up between Virginia's
Shaw and W&L's Lawyer in the 500
and 1,000 yard crawl. A first place
or two in the distance swims and a
win in the relays could put the
Cavaliers in pretty good shape. As
usual, Coach Law will be counting
on divers Jay Wainright and Steve
Remine to place well from the one
meter board.

After tonight's contest, the
Mermen have yet two meets before
examinations set in. The Cavaliers
journey to Washington to face
Catholic University on Monday and
Georgetown on Tuesday. Although
possibly favored in each of these,
Coach Law and his team will be
missing some six members due to
quiz taking and similar academic
formalities.

Cavaliers Face Tigers,
ACC Cellar Dwellers

By Steve Giannini
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

The Cavalier Guards

Photos By Bob Gill

Tony Kinn Pops ...

John English Drives

After Wednesday's road win
over Navy to up the record to 7-6
the Cavalier Cagers return to
University Hall to face a faltering
Clemson five.

The Tigers have an overall
record of 2-6 and have not won in
the ACC this season. But they do
have one outstanding individual in
Butch Zatezalo. Last year Zatezalo
led the conference in scoring with
a 23.0 average ahead of such
notables as All-American Larry
Miller and South Carolina standout
Skip Harlika. Zatezalo is just a
junior and only a 5′ 11″ guard at
that. Three times last year he had
highs of 35 points against Duke,
South Carolina, and Maryland.

Joining Zatezalo in the starting
lineup will be Richie Mahaffey at
center. Mahaffey is second in
scoring for the Tigers with a 13.3
average. Clemson has had a
Mahaffey playing for them for the
last 11 years. Tommy, Donnie,
Randy, and Richie have each been a
captain of a Clemson basketball
team, playing 298 games for the big
orange.

Besides scoring Richie Mahaffey
leads his team in rebounding.
Starting at the forward positions
will be 6′4″ Ronnie Yates and 6′5″
Trip Jones. Yates is a transfer from
a junior college who has broken
into a starting role where he has
added a lot of help. Jones has been
a starter in the past and has been a
steady scorer and rebounder.

The fifth starter has been
shuffled around but it will probably
be Curt Eckard. The 6′5″ senior has
played in all nine games but only
started in three, while averaging 6.3
points and 3 rebounds a game.

Although Clemson has not won
as many games as the Cavaliers,
Coach Gibson expects tough
game. The key to winning will be
stopping the high scoring Butch
Zatezalo. The Tigers job will be
more difficult trying to stop more
players who have shown their
ability to score. Norm Carmichael,
Mike Wilkes, John Gidding, and
Tony Kinn have all scored over 20
in a game this season.

Clemson may rely on a 2-2-1
full court press or go to a
man-to-man defense to get the job
done.

Virginia will be out to see that
they don't accomplish this. While
trying to up the Cavalier record to
8-6. John Gidding may be ready to
start. He played 15 minutes against
Navy Wednesday night and feels
like he is ready now. However,
Coach Gibson stresses that it is a
day-to-day thing, and nothing will
be sure until Saturday night.

If Gidding is not ready,
second-year man Bill Fulton will
get the nod.

Cavalier basketball fans noted
with joy that Chip Case was back in
uniform for the Navy game after
having worked out with the team
since Monday. Coach Gibson said
with guarded optimism, "He may
even see action Saturday night."
The "may" was stressed.

Second-year men Kevin
Kennelly. Bill Gerry, and Bill
Fulton are gaining experience and
consequently have helped when
depth has been much needed in the
past few weeks.

No one has written off the
Cavaliers. There is still February
and March to go through. Scoring
has been coming from all of the
players. Mike Wilkes has continued
to play consistently, picking off
rebounds and frequently scoring
over 20 points a game. Right now
he is leading the Cavaliers at 16.5
points a game, just ahead of John
Gidding who averages 16.4 points a
game.

Carmichael and Kinn are next
down the scoring column. The big
center is scoring at an average clip
of 12.2 points a game and Kinn
records 12.1.

When Virginia faces Clemson
Saturday night, they will be going
for their eighth win. Last season the
Cavaliers were 9-17. With all the
hard luck they have faced this year,
they are almost to that past win
mark.

Tar Heels Lead
ACC Standings

By Bill Edgerton

North Carolina's Tar Heels
convinced most the sporting world
Wednesday night, that, with or
without injured Rusty Clark, they
can probably win the Atlantic
Coast Conference. The only
remaining threats to the Tar Heels
are South Carolina, and Duke.
North Carolina, ranking number
two in the nation, completely
demolished North Carolina State in
the Wednesday night game, 83-63.
In other conference duals, South
Carolina squeezed by the Maryland
Terps, 69-67; and Duke slipped by
Wake Forest, 85-81.

In games outside the conference
Clemson fell to Georgia Tech,
72-66, and our own Cavaliers
decidedly defeated Navy, 84-68.
This victory over Navy, combined
with Clemson's defeat leaves
Virginia in good stead for its home
match against Clemson Saturday
night.

With no scheduled action in the
ACC until Saturday night, North
Carolina remains the front-runner
with a 4-1 mark. N.C.State holds the
third position and Wake Forest is
fourth.

In the conference games things
were not quite as black and white
as they may appear from the final
scores, in particular the Carolina vs.
State game. The entire first half was
a real battle, with North Carolina
only leading by the narrow margin
of 36-34, but something happened
in the second half, as the Tar Heels
ran away with the score with a 13
point binge to give them a safe lead.

In the South Carolina game the
highlight was John Roche's basket
which tied the score at 65-all with
only 1:29 to play, and then the
Gamecocks won the game from the
foul line.

The Carmichael Cup, symbol of
all round athletic excellence within
the Atlantic Coast Conference, has
been won by the University of
Maryland in five out of seven years
i has been in existence. Maryland,
with the fall sports program ended,
is out in front again.

The Terps won team
championships in cross country and
soccer, worth eight points each in
the power rating, and finished
seventh in football for a total of 18
points. The Maryland soccer team
added luster with a ti for the
NCAA title as well.

N.C. State is a strong second
with 17½ points. The Wolfpack
took first place in football, tied for
third in soccer, and finished fifth in
cross country.

Duke took second place in cross
country, tied for third in soccer and
received four points for a fifth
place in football. The 16½ points
place them in third.

Clemson is in fourth place with
15½ points on first division finishes
in football and cross country.

Virginia stands sixth, with 12½
points overall.